Finally, baseball’s hot stove has begun to heat up.
After months of little-to-no movement on the open market, the past few weeks have brought about headline-worthy moves. From Gerrit Cole to the Astros to Andrew McCutchen to the Giants to the Brewers adding both Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain to a top-notch outfield, the floodgates are open.
This has felt inevitable for years. Philadelphia’s ready to graduate from rebuilding club to a possible upstart contender. Arrieta’s $200M market never existed. At this point $100M feels like a reach for the former Cy Young winner.